(Finished September 6th, 2021) Part 3 of The Best of Guitar Rock

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This blog is inspired some great Pink Floyd guitar solos and I get the foundation for this list from this blog. https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2018/01/101_greatest_guitar_songs_by_r.html

35) Aerosmith "Walk This Way":

36) Jimi Hendrix "Purple Haze":

37) The Scorpions "Winds of Change":

38a) Eddie Van Halen and guests instrumental version of "Hot For Teacher":

38b) Van Halen "Hot For Teacher":

39) ) AC/DC "Back In Black":

40) R.E.M. "Strange Currencies":

41) The Who "Won't Get Fooled Again":

42) Franz Ferdinand "Take Me Out":

43) Pearl Jam "Even Flow":

44) Metallica "Master of Puppets":

45) B.B. King "The Thrill Is Gone":

46) Dire Straits "Sultans of Swing":

47) Kiss "Strutter":

48) Van Halen "Ain't Talkin' About Love":

49) The Jimi Hendrix Experience "Little Wing":

50) Led Zeppelin "Heartbreaker":

51) Lynyrd Skynyrd "Free Bird":

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(Finished September 6th, 2021) Part 2 of The Best of Guitar Rock

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This blog is inspired some great Pink Floyd guitar solos and I get the foundation for this list from this blog. https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2018/01/101_greatest_guitar_songs_by_r.html

18) ZZ Top "Sharp Dressed Man":

19) Eddie Cochran "Summertime Blues":

20) Rush "La Villa Strangiato":

21) Disturbed "Down With The Sickness":

22) Albert King "Born Under A Bad Sign":

23) Neil Young "Hey Hey My My (Into The Black)":

24) Beastie Boys "Sabotage":

25) Drowning Pool "Bodies":

26) John Lee Hooker "Boom Boom Boom":

27) U2 "New Years Day":

28) Evanescence "Bring Me To Life":

29) Kiss "Shock Me":

Eddie Van Halen on guitar!  30) Michael Jackson "Beat It":

31) Steely Dan "Kid Charlemagne":

32) Evanescence "Going Under":

33 ) ZZ Top "La Grange":

34) Cream "White Room":

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(Finished September 6th, 2021) Part 2 of The Best of Oscar Winning Songs

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I have taken this list from this website: https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/best-original-song/

I may or may not use the actual Oscar winning version of the song, generally I will use the version I like best. 

18) From "The Joker Is Wild" comes Frank Sinatra's comes "All The Way":

19) From Irene Cara "Fame" comes "Fame":

20) From "An Officer and Gentleman" comes Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes' "Up Where We Belong":

21) From "The Man Who Knew Too Much" comes Doris Day's "Que Sera Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be":

22) From "The Lion King" comes Beyonce and Donald Glover "Can You Feel The Love Tonight":

23) From "Thank God It's Friday" comes the magnificent Donna Summer's "Last Dance":

24) From "Going My Way" comes Bing Crosby's "Swinging On A Star":

25) From "Beauty and the Beast" comes Celine Dion and Peabo Bryson's "Beauty and the Beast":

26) From "Pocahantas" comes Vanessa Williams' "Colors of the Wind":

27) From "Lovers and Other Strangers" comes The Carpenters "For All We Know":

28) From "Skyfall" comes Adele's "Skyfall":

29) From "Selma" comes John Legend and Common's "Glory":

30) From "Dirty Dancing" comes Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes "I've Had The Time of My Life":

31) From "Flashdance" comes Irene Cara's "Flashdance... What A Feeling":

32) From "Mary Poppins" comes Dick Van Dyke and Julia Andrews' "Chim Chim Cher-ee":

33) From "Nashville" comes Keith Carradine's "I'm Easy":

This was a terrible and boring movie, this song was literally the only good thing about this movie. 34) From "Once" comes "Falling Slowly":

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(Finished September 5th, 2021) Part 1 of The Best of Oscar Winning Songs

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I have taken this list from this website: https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/best-original-song/

I may or may not use the actual Oscar winning version of the song, generally I will use the version I like best. 

1) From "Song of the South" comes James Baskett's "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah":

2) From "Born Free" comes John Barry's "Born Free":

3) From "The Poseidon Adventure" comes Maureen McGovern's "The Morning After":

Obviously not the song from the movie, but this is my favorite version of this song. 4) From Neptune's Daughter "Baby It's Cold Outside":

5) "From "Love Is A Many Splendored Thing" comes "Love Is A Many Splendored Thing":

6) From "The Towering Inferno" comes "We May Never Love Like This Again":

7) From "The Prince of Egypt" comes "When You Believe":

This is like the 15th best song on this soundtrack. But it's the only song that was eligible to be nominated for the Oscar. 8) From "Evita" comes "You Must Love Me":

9) From "A Star Is Born" comes "Evergreen (Love Theme From "A Star Is Born)":

10) From "The Harvey Girls" comes Judy Garland "On The Atchison, Topeka and the Santa-Fe":

11) From "The Sandpiper": comes Vic Damone's "The Shadow of Your Smile":

12) From "The Woman In Red" comes Stevie Wonder's "I Just Called To Say I Love You":

The 80s really did have the best music, 13) From "White Knights" comes Lionel Richie's "Say You, Say Me":

14) From "Days of Wine and Roses" comes Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer's "Day of Wine and Roses":

15) From "Toy Story 3" comes Randy Newman's "We Belong Together":

This is one of the best Oscar winning songs. 16) From "Arthur" comes Christopher Cross' "Arthur's Theme The Best I Can Do":

17) Madonna From "Dick Tracy" comes Madonna's "Sooner or Later (I'm Gonna Get My Man)":

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(Finished October 5th, 2022) Part 1 of The Best of Guitar Rock

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I've decided to finish this blog today, October 5th, 2022. I will enjoy listening to all of these great songs again.

This blog is inspired some great Pink Floyd guitar solos and I get the foundation for this list from this blog. https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2018/01/101_greatest_guitar_songs_by_r.html

1) Pink Floyd "Comfortably Numb":

2) Pink Floyd "Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2":

3) Pink Floyd "Run Like Hell" and "Waiting For The Worms":

4) The Doors "Roadhouse Blues":

5) Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers "Breakdown":

6) R.E.M. "The One I Love":

7) AC/DC "Back In Black":

8) A Perfect Circle "Judith":

9) U2 "Mysterious Ways":

10) The Clash "Should I Stay Or Should I Go":

11) Joan Jett and The Blackhearts "I Love Rock and Roll":

12) Yes "I've Seen All Good People":

13) The Ventures "Walk, Don't Run":

14) AC/DC "You Shook Me All Night Long":

15) Bon Jovi "Wanted Dead or Alive":

16) Audioslave "Cochise":

17) Heart "Barracuda":

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(Started September 2nd, 2021) In Honor of Marjane Satrapi's "Persepolis": The Best of Iron Maiden

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This blog is dedicated to my friend Marie, she introduced me to Marjane Satrapi's "Persepolis: The Story Of A Childhood". I haven't read it yet, but I'll start reading it soon. I love all the references to the music I grew up with. It's a memoir of Marji, a young girl from ages 6 to 14. This is during the Islamic Revolution and Iran's war with Iraq.

This is the trailer for the 2007 movie version:

1) The Flight of Icarus":

2) "Infinite Dreams":

3) "The Trooper":

4) "Children of The Damned":

5) "The Number Of The Beast":

6) "Run To The Hills":

7) "The Evil That Men Do":

8) "Wrathchild":

9) "Can I Play With Madness":

10) "Prowler '88":

11) "Powerslave":

12) "Hallowed Be Thy Name":

13) "Wasted Years":

14) "Aces High":

15) "Running Free":

16) "2 Minutes To Midnight":

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(Finished September 1st, 2021) Part 4 of Best Country Songs 2000-2010

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In honor of last night's pretty good Diamond Rio concert, I want to do a series of blogs of the best country songs from 2000-2010. I realize that's not the usual ten year timeframe that people usually use, but I'm feeling rebellious today. I started off with five songs from Diamond Rio and then shared many other songs from those eleven years. 

Also in just 9 days I'll be seeing Little Big Town and I'm so looking forward to that concert.

52) Kenny Chesney "Big Star":

53) Rascal Flatts "My Wish":

54) Sara Evans "A Real Fine Place To Start":

55) Brad Paisley "Mud On The Tires":

56) The Chicks "I Hope":

57) Sugarland "Baby Girl":

58) Chris Cagle "Laredo":

59) Steve Holy "Brand New Girlfriend":

60) Lonestar "Without You":

61) Brad Paisley "Ticks":

62) Rascal Flatts "Stand":

63) Little Big Town "Boondocks":

64) Big and Rich "Rollin":

65) Kenny Chesney "Living In Fast Forward":

66) Rascal Flatts "Here Comes Goodbye":

67) Sara Evans "Every Little Kiss":

68) Lady A "Ready To Love Again":

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